Originally Posted by
bernouli
I imagine 4500 took a number of years to acquire in the military. Your time is sufficient to go straight to a legacy carrier. A regional is a waste of your time.
True, 4500 military ISN'T the same as 4500 civ. the problem is that if he goes non current. Then all the time WON'T matter. It's been beat to death in other threads. The only real problem a separated mil pilot faces is a currency issue.
Originally Posted by
MilitaryAV8R
[FONT=Calibri]Thanks for all the input guys. I am aware that 4,500 TT is not really that much when going against guys that have been airline flying for years. When I read that Alaska has 2,900 applicants for 80 seats, that was very sobering. Knowing that there are guys out there with much more time than I have and lots of 121 experience applying for the same jobs I will try to get does not give me high hopes.
An understandable concern. But contrary to popular belief, you're being compared/ranked/racked/stacked against others in your peer group. Majors hire from ALL backgrounds. The HR people know that 4500TT is A LOT of time for a mil pilot. When you get past the who you know/internal rec factor, what else is on your qual list? IP, Stand eval, NATOPs, safety background, etc?
That's what will separate you from those in your peer group.
Bottom line, you will have to stay current, regardless of how you do it. Most, if not all apps ask how much time you've flown in one form or another. Last 3 months, 6 months, year, whatever.